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Over 25 years of investment success driven by growing and building companies.

          Founded in 1997, Saw Mill Capital is a lower middle-market private equity firm based in the suburbs of
          New York. We are growth focused investors that invest for the long run, beyond our ownership period.
          We don’t flip businesses; we build stronger businesses.


          Investment Criteria                                                       By the Numbers

          •  Attractive industry           $3-25M              $15-75M
             demand trends                                                                       $400M
                                          Annual Adjusted       Equity Check
          •  Compelling, multi-faceted       EBITDA                 Size                      Current Fund Size
             growth prospects
                                                                                          25+                20
          •  Favorable competitive dynamics
                                             Control Investments                           Year         Year Avg. Senior
          •  Defensible market position
                                                                                          History        Team Tenure
                                                 Ownership Requirements
          •  Strong existing management
             teams, or businesses with                                                     11                 3
             planned management transitions
                                                                                        Investment      Person In-house
          •  Owned by entrepreneurs,          Business Services                        Professionals     Research Team
             families, private equity groups,   Specialty Distribution
             and public and private                                                        24                 9
             corporations                  Manufactured Products                         Platform         Companies
          •  Headquartered in North America          Areas of Focus                     Investments     Seeking Add-ons


          Unique In-House Research                                                  Contact Us

          Understanding industry dynamics drives superior returns, so we conduct    Tim Nelson         Scott Rivard
          industry research with a dedicated three-person team, enabling us to:     [email protected]  [email protected]

          •  Ascribe full value to businesses and growth opportunities

          •  Accelerate due diligence and execution speed, with greater certainty to close  Scott VandeKerkhoff Travis Foltz
                                                                                    [email protected]  [email protected]
          •  Partner with management teams and enable rapid decision-making
          •  Invest aggressively inside our portfolio companies
                                                                                    Dan Gregg          Kacy Yuhas
                                                                                    [email protected]  [email protected]
          How We Operate


          We stand behind our companies and management teams.                       Saw Mill Capital

          •  We are one dedicated deal team through the entire life of the investment.  555 Pleasantville Road
                                                                                    South Building, Suite 220
          •  We work for our management teams but are not involved in day-to-day operations.
                                                                                    Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
          •  We are operationally minded investors but do not use operating partners.  (914) 741-1300

          •  We build highly-relevant, industry-sourced board of directors for each company.  sawmillcapital.com
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